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he said that president obama won votes by offering gifts, those were his words, to certain voters. listen. >> what the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> an example, one of those so-called policy gifts, free contraception which romney said was very big with college-age women. he said obama care was a gift that mobilized hispanic and black voters. certainly not the first time romney drew fire for remarks caught on tape. this time heat is coming from his own party. republicans, among others. here's what louisiana governor bobby jindal said today on "the situation room." >> this is completely unhelpful. this is not where the republican party needs to go. look, we want -- if you want voters to like you, the first thing you've got to do is to like them first, and it's certainly not helpful to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. that's certainly not a way to show them that you respect them, you like them. we nee
he said that president obama won votes by offering gifts, those were his words, to certain voters. listen. >> what the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> an example, one of those so-called policy gifts, free contraception which romney said was very big with college-age women. he said obama care was a gift that mobilized...
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the allege it misconduct unfolded last week before president obama arrived in columbia. a source tells cnn that there were drugs involved in the incident. national security contributor fran townsend who's just learning more information about the specific team the service members were on. what can you tell us? >> anderson, you know we talk about this group of skreecret service -- what we're learning there is this group of agents, at least some portion of them are part of what's called the junk team. the junk team arrives only in the last 36 to 48 hours prior to the president. they had just arrived the morning of this incident. so you arrive, you drop the car off, the car is being protected, that's not an issue. they go to their hotel, they check in. there's a control room where you can get rid of any sensitive documents and weapons. shower up you get ready and you go out to dinner. and it's the evening they arrived in the country. >> the same day they rife, they go out and pick up these women allegedly. >> that's exactly right. >> and they obviously had some knowledge of
the allege it misconduct unfolded last week before president obama arrived in columbia. a source tells cnn that there were drugs involved in the incident. national security contributor fran townsend who's just learning more information about the specific team the service members were on. what can you tell us? >> anderson, you know we talk about this group of skreecret service -- what we're learning there is this group of agents, at least some portion of them are part of what's called the...
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now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the top 2% of earners. the gop says that's a nonstarter. and the two men have not moved from that basic position. now, all of this comes at the same time treasury secretary geithner also said for the first time the administration would be willing to go over the fiscal cliff if the gop does not agree to raise those rates. this was treasury secretary geithner earlier today on cnbc. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> oh, absolutely. there's no prospect to an agreement that doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2% of the wealthiest. all those americans, too, get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. so, in some sense it's a tax cut for all americans. >> reporter: bottom line, anderson, we'r
now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was no breakthrough on that central point of tax rates. as you know, president obama insists there is no deal unless the gop agrees to raise rates on the top 2% of earners. the gop says that's a nonstarter. and the two men have not moved from that basic position. now, all of this comes at the...
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the alleged misconduct unfolded last week in the hours before president obama arrived in colombia for an international summit. now by the time his plane touched down, the agents and officers caught up in the scandal had already been sent home. the source tells cnn that investigators are looking into whether drugs were involved and we've learned that the allegations are even worse than first thought. joining me now is fran townsend, who just learned more details. you found out more information about the specific team these members were on. what can you tell us? >> well, anderson, we talk about the group of secret service agents being part of the advanced team and they have been there for some time in advance of the president's arrival. well what we're learning now, is that this group of agents were part of what's called a jump team. the jump team only arrives in the last 36 to 48 hours before the president's arrival, typically bringing the presidential limo with them. at least a portion of this team brought the limousine in with them. they had just arrived the morning of this incident.
the alleged misconduct unfolded last week in the hours before president obama arrived in colombia for an international summit. now by the time his plane touched down, the agents and officers caught up in the scandal had already been sent home. the source tells cnn that investigators are looking into whether drugs were involved and we've learned that the allegations are even worse than first thought. joining me now is fran townsend, who just learned more details. you found out more information...
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now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaki breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the president might nominate susan rice to replace secretary hillary clinton over her talking points in the attack and i spoke with congressman dana rohrabacher earlier, listen. appreciate you being with us. you said that president obama lied to the american people in the aftermath of the benghazi attacks. what are you saying he lied about and what evidence do you actually have that he lied? >> we have all kinds, and everybody in the country heard him and people speaking for him, but the president as well, talking about movie rage as being by a crowd that got out of control and killed ambassador and three other diplomatic personnel and before the united nations over and over again making reference to movie rage, and this is to everyone who was listening to the show ton
now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaki breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the president might nominate susan rice to replace secretary hillary clinton over her talking points in the attack and i spoke with congressman dana rohrabacher earlier, listen....
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both president obama and mitt romney called off appearances. the official campaigning may have stopped. but photo-opes have not. with elections a week away, every word matters. raw politics when we continue. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes
both president obama and mitt romney called off appearances. the official campaigning may have stopped. but photo-opes have not. with elections a week away, every word matters. raw politics when we continue. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we...
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this week, he warned that civil war could break out if president obama is elected. take a listen. >> what do you think he is going to do in the next term? he is going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the united states to the u.n. what is going to happen? i'm thinking civil unrest, civil disobedience. civil wars. woor 'not we are talking lexington, concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. >> he says that they are going to bring troops in texas. he actually said that. we're going to play it in a minute. the texas democrats are calling for him to resign. ed lavendera joins me now from dallas. what is the latest on this? >> anderson, if you back up a bit, it's more amazing when you look at the context why all of this started. it had to do with a debate there in will you be lubbock county where the commissioners were debated to add extra taxes to add funding to the sheriff's department. you wonder, how do you go from debating that to talking like that. >> he is going to send in u.n. troops. i don't -- >> u.n. troops. >> with the little blue beanies. i don't wa
this week, he warned that civil war could break out if president obama is elected. take a listen. >> what do you think he is going to do in the next term? he is going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the united states to the u.n. what is going to happen? i'm thinking civil unrest, civil disobedience. civil wars. woor 'not we are talking lexington, concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. >> he says that they are going to bring troops in texas. he actually said that. we're...
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i was just in ohio this week and i can tell you, looking at the polls, you thought obama's going to win it but if you talk to people on the ground, they say that's not the feeling we have here, especially the republicans. they're pretty confident they will have a big turnout coming from the evangelicals, for example. >> gloria, with unemployment numbers out today, obviously doesn't seem like the numbers have had much of an impact on the polls one way or another the past few months. is there any reason to think this month might be different so close to election day? >> no, i don't think it's really going to have any impact, because you can look into these numbers today and you can take out of it -- each side can take something out of it, a slight uptick in the unemployment rate. mitt romney can point to that and say you know what, things are not going in the right direction. the president can say there was more job creation than some anticipated, that this is a recovery, that is continuing, that it is not sporadic, that he has created five and a half million jobs. so you know the argumen
i was just in ohio this week and i can tell you, looking at the polls, you thought obama's going to win it but if you talk to people on the ground, they say that's not the feeling we have here, especially the republicans. they're pretty confident they will have a big turnout coming from the evangelicals, for example. >> gloria, with unemployment numbers out today, obviously doesn't seem like the numbers have had much of an impact on the polls one way or another the past few months. is...
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a couple of weeks ago, on mother's day, he lashed out at president obama's support for same-sex marriage and laid out his plan for eliminating gays and lesbians. >> i figure a way to get rid of all the lesbians and yeawe'r qut i couldn't get it past the congress. build a great big large fence, 50 or 100 miles long, put all the lesbians in there, fly over and drop some food. do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can't get out. feed them and -- and you know what? in a few years they'll die out. you know why? they can't reproduce. >> if you think maybe his words were taken out of context, in that same sermon, he doubled down he knew what he was saying was controversial. listen. >> i tell you right now, someone said who are you going to vote for? i ain't going to vote for a baby killer and a homosexual lover? did you mean to say that? you better believe i did. >> amen. >> god have mercy, it makes me pukein' sick. >> his church apparently found nothing wrong or surprising about the sermon because they postsed this entire 90-minute long v
a couple of weeks ago, on mother's day, he lashed out at president obama's support for same-sex marriage and laid out his plan for eliminating gays and lesbians. >> i figure a way to get rid of all the lesbians and yeawe'r qut i couldn't get it past the congress. build a great big large fence, 50 or 100 miles long, put all the lesbians in there, fly over and drop some food. do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can't get out. feed...
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the election now just one week away. both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. but even as they turn their attention to the storm, you've got to be honest, politics is never far away. here's dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with you. we are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet. >> reporter: invaluable imagery and opportunity to be seen in command. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. >> reporter: speaking of imagery, for a second day the white house released a photo of the president on the case in the situation room. >> and thank you so very much. i love you and appreciate you. thank you very much. >> reporter: mitt romney called off his campaign events too, but stayed firmly planted in ohio, the mo
the election now just one week away. both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. but even as they turn their attention to the storm, you've got to be honest, politics is never far away. here's dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with you. we are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to...
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. >>> less than 24 hours from now with the election just five weeks away, president obama, mitt romney are going to face off in their debate. an estimated 50 million people are expected to watch. both men have been prepping very heavily. they know the stakes. history has shown that presidential debates can shift a race. joining me now is alan schroeder, professor of the school of journalism in northeastern university in boston, author of "presidential debates, 50 years of high risk tv." also, patrick milsap, republican strategists who served as chief of staff in newt gingrich's presidential campaign. patrick, you say newt gingrich's famous pious baloney line was one of his strongest hits against mitt romney during the primary debates. i want to play that for our viewers who don't remember. take a look. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious baloney? the fact is you ran in '94 and lost. that's why you -- this idea that suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind, just level with the american people. you've been running for at least since the 1990s. >> i'm curious how much of those kin
. >>> less than 24 hours from now with the election just five weeks away, president obama, mitt romney are going to face off in their debate. an estimated 50 million people are expected to watch. both men have been prepping very heavily. they know the stakes. history has shown that presidential debates can shift a race. joining me now is alan schroeder, professor of the school of journalism in northeastern university in boston, author of "presidential debates, 50 years of high...
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a couple of weeks ago on mother's day he lashed out at president obama's support for same-sex marriage and laid out his plan for eliminating gays and lesbians. >> i figured a way to get rid of all of the lesbians and queers. but i couldn't get it past through congress. build a great big large fence, 150 or a 100 mile long. put all the lesbians in there. fly over and drop some food. do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals. and have that fence electrified until they can't get out. feed them and you know what? in a few years they'll die out. do you know why? they can't reproduce. >> if you think his words were taken out of context, in the same sermon he doubled down saying he knew what he was saying was controversial. >> i'll tell you right now, somebody said who you going to vote for? i ain't gonna vote for a baby killer and a homosexual lover. >> amen! >> you say, did you mean to say that? you better believe i did. >> amen. >> god have mercy. it makes me puking sick. >> well, his church apparently saw nothing wrong or surprising about the sermon because they posted the ent
a couple of weeks ago on mother's day he lashed out at president obama's support for same-sex marriage and laid out his plan for eliminating gays and lesbians. >> i figured a way to get rid of all of the lesbians and queers. but i couldn't get it past through congress. build a great big large fence, 150 or a 100 mile long. put all the lesbians in there. fly over and drop some food. do the same thing with the queers and the homosexuals. and have that fence electrified until they can't get...
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does what the obama administration says add up? and an "outfront" investigation into a rising star in the
does what the obama administration says add up? and an "outfront" investigation into a rising star in the
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there are signs even three weeks out that neither side really wants to push it to the very end. president obama today speaking at a truck engine plant in michigan said he's willing to give a little but he's not willing to compromise when it comes to taxes on the wealthiest americans. as for house speaker boehner who he met with yesterday at the white house, he said the gop offer remains the same, no rate hikes. however, there were more signs over the weekend that republican unity may be cracking a little bit with lawmakers who want to take the tax issue off the table asap. >> there are a growing group of folks looking at this and realizes we don't have a lot of cards as it relates to the tax issue before year end. we have one house, that's it. the presidency and the senate is in the democrats' hands. a lot of people are putting forth a theory. i actually think it has merit. i'm beginning to think that's the best route for us to take. >> what we ought to be working on is the other 93% because even if you do what he wants to do on tax breaks, you only affect 7% of the deficit. wha
there are signs even three weeks out that neither side really wants to push it to the very end. president obama today speaking at a truck engine plant in michigan said he's willing to give a little but he's not willing to compromise when it comes to taxes on the wealthiest americans. as for house speaker boehner who he met with yesterday at the white house, he said the gop offer remains the same, no rate hikes. however, there were more signs over the weekend that republican unity may be...
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we're here nearly two weeks after hurricane sandy hit. we begin with breaking news, a story that has blindsided the american intelligence community and the obama administration, and it's still developing at this hour. general david petraeus resigned today as director of the cia after admitting he had an extramarital affair. they confirm to cnn that the investigators have been exploring tips on an affair with eleanor broadbar. they tried to see if there was a potential security risk, in other words, perhaps petraeus was blackmailed. she is the one with whom petraeus admitted having an affair. petraeus is a highly respected, four-star general who commanded forces in both iraq and afghanistan. he was sworn in to run the cia a little over a year ago with vice president biden with his wife holly at his side. that was the swearing in. they've been married 35 years, have two grown kids. so how will this revelation impact the committee? member of the cia's external advisory committee, and also cnn's officer, and intelligence correspondent. susan,
we're here nearly two weeks after hurricane sandy hit. we begin with breaking news, a story that has blindsided the american intelligence community and the obama administration, and it's still developing at this hour. general david petraeus resigned today as director of the cia after admitting he had an extramarital affair. they confirm to cnn that the investigators have been exploring tips on an affair with eleanor broadbar. they tried to see if there was a potential security risk, in other...